Fame Gurukul selects finalists

Mandira look winners

The two lucky winners of the Mandira Bedi Fame Gurukul look contest (hitList, June 15) are Kavita Bandekar and Binjal Parekh.

Kavita says that Mandira looks good in both kaftan and sari but it is the sari that makes her look hot and sexy.

The second winner is Binjal Parekh, who feels that Mandira looks best in the flowing pink brocade kurta with straps. As the sari is very common. Both winners will witness the shoot of Fame Gurukul.

Participants from elsewhere in India

Qazi Touqeer (Srinagar)
Has trained under his singer uncle and has participated in stage shows.

Mona Bhatt (Delhi)
She brings to singing an extremely focussed approach and feels there is no substitute for riyaaz. Lata Mangeshkar is her all-time favourite.

Anubhav Suman (Ghaziabad)
A trained singer with a BA in music, he likes to sing ghazals and Mohammed Rafi numbers.

Deepak Singh Meher (Delhi)
He has no formal training and has his own inimitable style which keeps the audience in splits. He also writes songs.

Deepshikha Sharma (Jaipur)
She feels her ability to involve the audience is her strength and loves singing Hindi film and western songs.

Ruprekha Bannerjee (Kolkata)
Is determined to be a playback singer and has already sung a stanza for a Bengali film and the title track in a Bengali serial.

Arijit Singh (Murshidabad)
A trained classical singer, he has performed on stage and feels his riyaz will see him through.

Gurpreet Kaur (Jabalpur)
She has a postgraduate degree in science, has taught in a primary school and sings. A versatile singer she has a special way with Punjabi songs.

The six lucky Mumbai participants

Rex D'souza
He has no training in music. Has been participating in small gigs and has performed with Johnny Lever

Amit Jadhav
Has learnt from Hindi film songs and has not had any structured training. Performs with bands.

Arpita Mukherjee
A trained classical singer she likes to sing in Asha Bhosle's style.

Kirti Sangatia
He is the son of Karsan Sanatia who punctuated the songs of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanan with a Gujarati flavour. Comes from a strong lineage of folk music and shares his guru with Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant

Shamit Tyagi
Despite doing several jobs including at a call center, he kept alive his interest in singing. Has trained in classical singing and is also drawn towards Buddhist chants.

Chhavi Sodhani
This student of N M college, has been learning music from childhood.